Faucet



July 12, 1955 R. w. HUGS 2,712,830

FAUCET Filed Aug. .9' 1952 I NICK-"Hmm INVENTOR, RALPH W. HUGG www1.

ATTORNEY United States Patent Otitice e* 2,712,830 Patented July 12, 1955 FAUCET Ralph Waiter Engg, Kittitas County, Wash. Ap, lisation August 9, 1952, Serial No. 303,573 2 Claims. (Cl. 137-613) The present invention relates to a faucet and, in more particular, to a faucet with a removable valve cage and seat, and a plug cut-oli' coacting therewith.

Previously, there have been made valves and faucets having removable valve cages, and even faucets having removable cages, in which there is a compression valve and a plug cut-olf. These constructions are shown in Albrecht, Patent No. 1,635,875, July l2, 1927, and Walter, Patent No. 667,109, January 29, 1901.

However, the prior art devices of parts and seals while retaining many of the disadvantages of the usual bonnet valve.

The present invention provides a simple removable cage which is sealed by the same gasket used to close oil' the water. This gasket is held in tween the plug cutoff and the cage.

Thus, an object of the present invention is the provision of a faucet or valve having a valve cage sealed by the close-off gasket.

Another object of the present invention is the holding in place of the close-olf gasket by and between the valve cage and a plug cut-olf.

A further object of the present invention is the use of a single gasket to effect a close-olf, a seal for a plug cutoff, and a seal for a valve cage.

A device remedying the above-mentioned defects and achieving these objects is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. l is an elevational view, partly in section, showing a faucet embodying the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a section in the line 2 2 of Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is an exploded view of the valve cage, closeoft gasket and plug cut-oE.

In Fig. l, the elevational view, partly in section, of my faucet, there is shown a body 1, having an inlet end 2, a discharge spout 3, and a valve chamber 4. ln the bottom of the valve chamber is a plug cut-off 5.

This plug cuto is in the form of a cup with a port 6 in its side wall. This port may be brought into registry with an inlet passage 7 passing through the inlet end 2. A stem S on the plug passes through the body of the faucet. This stem is threaded and the end slotted. A nut 9 is placed on the threaded stem to act as a lock for the plug and to firmly seat the plug. This prevents leakage by the plug. Also, the plug may have the cup sides straight, as shown, or tapered so as to obtain a tighter and more leak-proof lit.

On the rim of the cup is placed a rubber or rubber composition gasket lil. This gasket is in the form of a ring. The gasket is held in place on the cup rim by the lower edge of a valve cage 11. The lower edge of the cage has a notch 12, or port, which communicates with an outlet passage 13 passing through the spout 3. The top of the cage 11 is flanged and this tiange 14 rests on the top edge 4. An aligning notch 15 is formed in the flange 14 and a complementary lug 16 is formed in the top edge coo eration between require a large number place by and beof the valve chamber of the valve chamber to effect proper registry of the valve cage. The inside of the cage has formed therein screw threads 17 and cooperating therewith are the threads oi' a valve stem 1S. Secured to the lower end of the valve stem is a valve head 19. This head is loosely retained in the stem and its face tapered and machined to make a good seat with the gasket 16.

The plug cut-off, the gasket, and the valve cage are held in place in the chamber by means of a cap 2t?! that screws on the upper end of the chamber. This cap has an aperture for the valve stern 18. Around the valve stem and placed inside of the cap is a packing 21. The packing is compressed against a washer 22 supported in the upper end of the cage. Compression of the packing is had by the screwing-down of the cap 2G.

A handle stem 18.

ln the assembly of the faucet herein shown and described, the plug cut-off cup 5 is inserted in the chamber 4 with the stem 8 protruding through the bottom of the chamber. Next, the gasket 1i) is placed on the lip of the cup. Then the valve cage is inserted in the chamber with the port 12 in registry with the outlet lil. T inserted and screwed partly The packing retaining washer 22, the cap 20, and the packing 21 are next put in place around the stem 18 and the cap screwed down to seat the cage on the gasket lil and to compress the packing 21. The handle 23 may then 'oe placed on the valve stern and the stem turned to bring the valve head 19 into closing engagement with the gasket 1t?. The faucet is nonI ready for use. However, if fluid or liquid is to ow, the port 6 in the plug 5 must be in alignment with the inlet passage 7. The alignment, or registry, is had by inserting a blade in the slot in the end of the plug stem 8 and adjusting the plug. The nut 9 may then be tightened on the stem 8 to firmly seal and lock the plug.

lf the plug is turned so that its port is out of registry with the inlet will be cut olf. In this condition and with the nut 9 locking the plug, the cap 2t? may be removed, the valve cage and gasket extracted from the valve chamber 4 and a new gasket inserted. The valve may then be reassembled. This last adjustment may be made without shutting off the supply of fluid to the faucet.

Having thus described my invention, l claim:

l. A faucet, comprising: a body having formed therein inlet and outlet passageways, a valve chamber connecting said passageways, seated in said chamber a cup-shaped plug cut-off having formed in the skirt thereof a port adapted to be brought in and out of registry with said inlet passage; a gasket resting on the rim of said cup and having its edge in contact with the inner wall of said chamber, a valve cage titting in said chamber and having its lower edge seating on said gasket, said cage formed with a port in registry with said outlet passage, a valve stem in said cage, coacting threads between said stem and cage, on said stem a head seating on said gasket, and a cap around said stem, retaining said cage in said chamber and forcing said cage upon said gasket.

2. A faucet, comprising: a valve chamber having formed therein an inlet opening and an outlet opening; a cup-shaped plug cut-off formed with an inlet opening in the side thereof, and the open end of said cup forming an outlet therefor, said plug being retained in said chamber and adapted upon movement therein to bring said inlet openings into and out of. registry; au openended valve cage formed with an outlet opening in the side thereof adapted to be placed in registry with said chamber outlet opening, and one of the open ends of said cage forming an inlet opening therefor; a valve stem 23 is provided for the operation of the valve passage, ilow through the faucet and head in said cage', and an annular gasket retained Walter Jan. 29, 1901 Peilehe Mar. 2, 1909 Shackleford Aug. 17, 1920 Sklaska Oct. 10, 1922 Herman June 5, 1927 Albrecht July 12, 1927 Sheedy July 12, 1938 Sanford 'Nov. 13, 1945 FOREIGN PATENTS Great Britain 1884 Switzerland 1892A Switzerland 1923 

